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4 Die in Separate NYC Subway Accidents

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:45:00 CST

Four men were killed in four separate New York City subway accidents in a single 24-hour period over the weekend. Two of the men were stuck by trains in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and a third was killed when he was crushed between a train and the platform in the Village,...

NYPD Questions Suspect in Firebombings

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:26:18 CST

New York detectives questioned a man today about the firebombing of an Islamic cultural center and three other sites, attacks they said might turn out to be hate crimes. The man was tracked through a car with Virginia license plates that was believed to be at the scene of at...

Cops Hunt NYC Firebomber

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:34:19 CST

Police in New York City say the suspect in four firebombings apparently hates Muslims and Hindus but loves Starbucks. A sketch of the man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails at four targets —including a mosque, a home that doubles as a Hindu temple, and a deli—has been released and...

4 Firebombs Hit Muslim Targets in NYC

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:26:09 CST

Four homemade firebombs went off in New York last night in what police believe to be anti-Muslim hate crimes. No one was hurt. Three of the Queens attacks used molotov cocktails made using Starbucks bottles; targets included a bodega, two houses, and a major Islamic center, the New York Times...

Subway Perv Nailed Thanks to Cell Phone Pic: Cops

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:50:00 CST

A New York groper was nabbed after his feisty victim grappled with him, then chased him into a subway car to snap his photo with her cell phone, cops said. “I punched him with my left hand,” recalled 22-year-old Shyane Dejesus, a City College senior who said passers-by ignored her...

Mom: My Boy Was Molested by Kindergarten Classmates

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:00:00 CDT

A Queens mother is suing the New York City school district after reporting that her 5-year-old son was sexually assaulted in his school bathroom by four kindergarten classmates. "I couldn't believe this was happening to my son," mom Yenny Valero told the New York Daily News . "I thought I was...

Alligator Surfaces In NYC

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:00:00 CDT

Hold the phone: it's not a croc; there are alligators in the New York City sewer system—at least in Queens. The alleged urban legend turned out to be the real thing when Joyce Hackett pulled over to find a group of passers-by and a cop staring, agog, at a...

NY Madam Forced Korean Women Into Sex Slavery

Jane Yager — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:52:00 CDT

A Queens woman allegedly lived the high life in a million-dollar mansion while farming out unsuspecting Korean immigrants as sex slaves to Long Island massage parlors. Jin Hua Cui, 44, lured the women by placing ads in Korean-language newspapers saying she was hiring for a nail salon. Instead they wound...

75 Schoolkids Hospitalized After Drinking Tainted Water

Jane Yager — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:00:00 CDT

The water coming out of drinking fountains in the new wing of a Queens, NY, elementary school was pink and tasted good, and now almost 75 kids who drank it have been hospitalized. Dozens of children complained their stomachs hurt after drinking the water, which was apparently contaminated with propylene...